SCIENCE• Explain the role of science in understanding our changing climate.• How are rising atmospheric greenhouse gases changing our weather, oceans, animal and plant life, water resources, and more? • How will science help us solve climate change?

LIVES + LIVELIHOODS• How do you see climate change impacting the people in your community and their jobs? • Are any of the following playing a part: agricultural practices (adding to or reversing climate change); warming and acidifying Bay waters (changing habitat); more extreme weather events, etc.? • Do you see opportunities to build a greener or more resilient economy?

LEADERSHIP + SOLUTIONS• What’s going on in your community to fight climate change? • Is there an individual person you’d like to tell us about, or an action that’s making a difference?

Entries are limited to 2 minutes for audio/video presentations, or a maximum 400 words in written or poster entries. If submitting a movie or audio file, please upload to YouTube/Vimeo/SoundCloud and send us the URL for submission.

Please tell us which issue or issues you are answering and who you imagine your audience is?

Judging criteria

Entries will be judged on their relevance to the theme, "Climate Change: From Your Community to Our World," scientific accuracy and creativity.

Prizes

All students who enter the contest will receive one free admission to the National Aquarium on April 9th; finalists will receive up to two free admissions. Finalists and their guests will be invited to an end-of-day reception where winners will be announced and prizes awarded.

Grand Prize - $500 prize for each entrant + field trip to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes awarded in both middle and high school age groups.Grades 5-8 and 9-12: 1st Place - $250 prize2nd Place - $150 prize3rd Place - $100 prize

Finalists will be invited to present their entries, and honorable mentions will be acknowledged at Weather + Climate Day at the National Aquarium on Saturday, April 9, 2016.